OFFICIAL FOOTY THREAD ⚽️: Rodri wins 2024 Ballon d’Or

[Coupé It]

That’s because he was dead wrong

I don’t know what point he was trying to make.

That Soccer and the 1994 World Cup built South Florida?

Like what?

 

[Verde Shuttles]

 

[Verde Shuttles]

The Ultras are right in they shouldn't buy him but they got reason wrong, he's mad injury prone.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

I may end up being wrong on this but I wouldn't pay 100 mill for Gvardiol

 

[jape]

me neither but luckily for city they have the funds to waste

i wouldn’t spend a lot of money on any central defender that doesn’t have really great athletic ability
the boy can ball though

 

[Armada]

I may end up being wrong on this but I wouldn't pay 100 mill for Gvardiol

I feel the same but imma trust the club and pep on improving him on this one. He’s obviously a great young talent but he’s not a 100m player rn. But the potential transfer tax bout as much as the English transfer tax these so it is what it is. I wonder where Laporte gonna end up tho.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

I respect the clear out

 

[AZwildcats]

Had high hopes for RLC, injuries set him back so far. He will be electric in Serie A though

 

[Coupé It]

I respect the clear out

Same.

At this point you have to.

 

[vtotheinay]

what

 

[Verde Shuttles]

My favorite one from last week, is that board members are concerned Laporta is getting too fat.

 

[Bantz Lord T]

.

 

[haicheo]

Barca hyping up their new signing by posting a clip of him running RIGHT THROUGH…….Barcelona?

 

[LA Diggler]

Done deal

 

[jape]

Barca hyping up their new signing by posting a clip of him running RIGHT THROUGH…….Barcelona?

specifically pique too
that was personal

 

[Armada]

 

[jape]

if yall get rice, what happens to stones? back to CB?

 

[Armada]

if yall get rice, what happens to stones? back to CB?

Stones still play as a CB he just had full license to go up the pitch when we in full control of possession when out of possession it’s a flat back 4. Pep gonna let him do that regardless. If Rice comes I expect it to be a KDB/Foden Rice Rodri midfield. Gundogan and Rice different players but Rice is capable of doing the same tasks minus the goal scoring Rice hasn’t shown that yet and the silkiness Gundogan would do it with. But I got no doubt rice would do great being that double pivot with Rodri and he works as a 8 cause he’s really good carrying the ball forward in his own way.

 

[jape]

Stones still play as a CB he just had full license to go up the pitch when we in full control of possession when out of possession it’s a flat back 4. Pep gonna let him do that regardless. If Rice comes I expect it to be a KDB/Foden Rice Rodri midfield. Gundogan and Rice different players but Rice is capable of doing the same tasks minus the goal scoring Rice hasn’t shown that yet and the silkiness Gundogan would do it with. But I got no doubt rice would do great being that double pivot with Rodri and he works as a 8 cause he’s really good carrying the ball forward in his own way.

i thought kovacic was gundogan's replacement?

 

[Armada]

i thought kovacic was gundogan's replacement?

Nah Kovakic was just takin advantage of an opportunity to get really good "cheap" depth. Best City reporters said the club would only go for rice if Gundogan leaves which is playing out now so in they see him as more of a replacement. I get it tho replacement don't always mean style of player but level of importance of a player. Best version of Rice can become as important for us in his own way as Gundogan was in his.

 

[flyeed]

 

[Beans]

still no word on owners… and yet you lot don’t understand why we hate them. Only team that could do with a new player in each position and still haven’t made a signing.. but yeah glazers aren’t that bad.

 

[LA Diggler]

Stones still play as a CB he just had full license to go up the pitch when we in full control of possession when out of possession it’s a flat back 4. Pep gonna let him do that regardless. If Rice comes I expect it to be a KDB/Foden Rice Rodri midfield. Gundogan and Rice different players but Rice is capable of doing the same tasks minus the goal scoring Rice hasn’t shown that yet and the silkiness Gundogan would do it with. But I got no doubt rice would do great being that double pivot with Rodri and he works as a 8 cause he’s really good carrying the ball forward in his own way.

If this does happen I would be interested to see how Pep uses him. I can only see him in a double pivot. Rodri covers for the area he lacks in, build up play, and Rice is free to break the lines with his dribbling and snuff out chances with his elite ball winning.

But if he is replacing Stones in the XI that means you lose out on having a natural CB to drop into the 3 to make it a 4 when you don’t have possession. Rice is good enough defensively to do that job but would think that Stones is better suited for that.

Having those two to rotate in that role is just

 

[Verde Shuttles]

Yea, they're actively hurting y'all, business is picking up and it's gonna be late August overpaying for players

 

[El Argentino]

Done deal

That's a good get for the Gunners. Would have loved him at Madrid.